The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-10
CALLING FOR CLEVELAND
Democratic Sentiment From Maine
to California.
Party minasion-Chat with
she Hon. x. N. watson.

OF holly Springs, Mise, bat row one
OF the Assistant Attorney Generate OF
the United States, reached the city
yesterday afternoon from a lop g trip to
San Francisco and other Western
points, where he has been for the past
two months looking after several i'm.
portant claims before the Department
Of Justice. He Is young man, per.
haps the youngest ever connected
with the Attorney Generals flee, but
he is lawyer OF such extraordinary
ability and accomplishments as do not
fail to add credit and dignity to the
Cfiice Of the chief legal adviser to the
government, Being met In the rotunda
Of the Peabody Hotel he said: 81
can't give you any fresh Washington
news, for 1 have been absent from
there too long. While my trip West
has been strictly professional one, II
has been mixed with much pleasure,
and / must admi, that I am quite
infatuated with the far West.
I went from Washington to Chicago,
from there to st, Paul, Denver, and
over toWashington Territory, and down
to San Francisco, at all OF which points
l had business; went through Cali.
fornia, to Salt Lake City, and Tucson,
AT. Being obliged to stop all along the
route, saw the country pretty thor.
oughly, and, in my opinion, no de-
scription Of 1t has ever been exsgger.
sted."
Having apredisposition for politics,
Il 10 fair to presume that you over
looked the hidebound civil service
rules far enough TO observe the trend
Of public sentiment toward the admin
istrstionp
~ am free to answer the question
unofiicislly. Dsmccra>ic sentiment Is
almost unanimous for<ihe renomina-
ton Of Mr.. Cleveland. There are com.
plants to be heard criticising the slow.
ness OF turning the rsscals out ibut
the mssses are fact coming to the
Presidents way Of thinking, and will
not be long In indoreing the wisdom
aud caution which has marked his ad.
vent to power. From present indica.
tions, 1t 10 fair 10 predict that Mr..
Cleveland will not have any opposi.
ton for a reconciliation, and while the
results OF ali elections are uncertain,
am OF the opinion that all wagers
sgainst his reelection will be taken at
great odds.
"Thess blood and thurder Issues
which the Republican party has 90 In.
dusiriously lsbored TO manufacture
into sentiment amount TO nothing,
and will have been lost sight Of before
the Presidential campaign really opens.
The una aimity with which the COM
ing Congress will handle the tariff
question, which is the leading is.
cue, will disconcert the opposition.
The day for the "bloody shirt" has
passed, and that 10 and has been ths
stock in trade of the shermans. Fora.
kers and men OF their ilk."
"Who do yon think will be the Re.
publican presidential nominee?'
"Blsine Ia the most pos ulsr man In
his party, without doubt, but whether
he will be able TO overcome the otjsc.
lions Of few self willed, leaders In his
party 10 doubtful. The general i'm.
preston 10 that he eau get the nomi-
nation II he wants II, and Of couTss he
will hardly refuse II. No, John shef.
-. ill ..va. 10 aa.nt....a n. a..
too cold. He always speaks from
above the collar. He has no heart, no
warmth or attraction for men. His
daily food is hate aud malice"
"How II the Mississippi co 'ony In
Warrington getting alongH"
"Finely. A good many Of them
have desirable positions and are hal by.
Dol. Van II. Manning, the most brill.
liant member Of Congress which the
= ate has had tince the war, since he
retired from Congress has resumed
the practice OF Jaw In Washin gton
and is making money rapidly. Ex
Congressman II. ID. Money Ia also fast
gaining a lucrative practice In the de
partmente.
"But enough Of politics and pollti,
cisnA A fsw days ago stopped In
Fort Scott, Kas--g,aid there all day
The town was having q grand celebra
ton, the object Of which struck
me very iorcibiy, and IL given by way
Of a suggestion N this section, espe
cially 10 North Mississippi farmers
The event was the cell bra,ion Of the
successful termination OF practical OK
perimenls Tor making sugar from
sorghum cane. / listened 10 III,
speeches which were made with {
great deal OF interest. II seems tina
not only has the government beer
lending lie aid, but the Western State,
have been Offering q premium for th,
successful solution Of the experiment.
10 demonstrate the successful manu-
facture OF pure sugar out of sorghum
Cup 10 within slew weeks ago tn,
gres,est yield 10 the ton Of cane ha
been forty pounds OF sugar. and tina
was not free from the offensive smell
OF the cane. BY the new process
ton Of cane Ia made 10 yield 1876 pound
Of fnt-class sugar, and ten gallons o
as good syrup 40 any one wants Z
taste. This sorghum cane grows will
little cultivation on most any kind o
soil. The mills out In Kansas pay s
per ton for IL. An average acre OF liant
will yield twelve tons, f24-beats co,
ton 10 death. II the new process !
In fact a success, II would be the salya
ton for the farmers who work iron
one end OF the year 10 the other Of
cotton. From what l say and hea',
In Fort Scott, II 10 capital thing 10
our iarr'ers"